-
Period: 186 to
Second opium war
CHARACTERS:
Qing dynasty
french and british army HISTORY:
British government wants the openings of all chinese ports and want no more duty.
with french troops they attack the imperial palace.
China is defeated and opens its ports and loses som territory. -
Opening of china
CHARACTERS:
Emperor Daoguang
Queen Victoria. HISTORY:
The British want access
to trade with china.
First opium war
Treaty of Nanking.
China opens
its ports. -
Livingstone’s expedition (Victoria falls)
CHARACTERS:
David Livingstone HISTORY:
Livingstone is sent to Africa to discover central Africa (unknown for Europeans then) .
He discovers a big part of it, reaching Victoria falls.
Central Africa becomes open for trade. -
Discovery of the source of the Nile
CHARACTERS:
John Hanning Speke HISTORY:
John Hanning Speke discovers
lake Victoria the source of the nile. -
Modernisation of japan
CHARACTERS:
Emperor Meiji HISTORY:
Emperor Meiji decides to modernize Japan.
He starts industrialization and creates an modern army. -
Opening of the Suez canal
CHARACTERS:
Ottoman governor of Egypt
French government
Ferdinand de lesseps HISTORY:
Suez is a canal that was created to facilitate the transport of merchandise, from Mediterranean to Indian sea .
Opening in 1869. -
Stanley’s expedition (Central Africa)
CHARACTERS:
Henry Morton Stanley HISTORY:
Stanley travels all the way up the Congo river.
Discovery of all the Congo region. -
Telephone
CHARACTERS:
Alexander Graham Bell HISTORY:
Invention of the telephone. -
Victoria Empress of india
CHARACTERS:
Benjamin Disraeli
Queen Victoria HISTORY:
Queen Victoria becomes empress of india.